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2:30 PM ET, August 20, 2020

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Justice News:
Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors  —  Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, and Two Others Alleged to Have Funneled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From the Organization to Kolfage; All Four Defendants Allegedly Profited From Their Roles in the Scheme
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors to online fundraising campaign for border wall  —  Federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, and three other men they alleged defrauded hundreds …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and The Week
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors in fundraising scheme  —  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been arrested after being charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors through their campaign “We Build the Wall.”
Discussion: TheBlaze
Edmund H. Mahony / Hartford Courant:
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was on billionaire's yacht off Connecticut shore when federal agents arrested him early Thursday  —  Stephen K. Bannon, former top advisor to President Donald Trump, was arrested while on a yacht off Westbrook early Thursday, law enforcement sources said.
NBC New York:
Former Trump Campaign Boss Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY  —  What to Know  — Former Trump campaign CEO and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is among four people indicted for fraud in New York  — Federal prosecutors allege key figures behind the “We Build the Wall” …
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud  —  Former Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon was charged on Thursday with fraud by federal prosecutors in New York and taken into custody.  —  The state of play: Bannon, along with three others, allegedly defrauded donors …
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Bannon Grifter Indictment: More Steel Bracelets for Team Trump
Discussion: Eschaton
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Charged in Alleged Border Wall Fundraising Scheme
Discussion: Townhall
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   Each of the three people who led Trump's 2016 campaign has now faced criminal charges
CNN:
Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign
Discussion: The US Sun
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it  —  Barack Obama went high.  —  On the third night of the Democratic convention — a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC — the former president delivered …
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:   In Dark and Divisive Speech, Obama Seeks to Turn Back Clock on America
Kyle Sammin / The Federalist:
Kamala Harris Nod Tells Blue-Collar Workers Democrats Are Done With Them
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
For the Democrats' sake, I hope the DNC viewership is low
Discussion: American Greatness
Ann Coulter:
The Jared Kushner Achievement Award Goes to ... Kamala!
Discussion: Townhall
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
Discussion: TheGrio and Associated Press
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show  —  “We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected.”  —  Aaron Gordon  —  Shortly after USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a public statement saying he wanted to …
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Mila Mimica / KGW-TV:
Seven USPS mail sorting machines dismantled in Portland
Discussion: WOOD-TV
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Judge throws out Trump's effort to block subpoena for financial records  —  A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from President Trump that sought to block Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's subpoena for his financial records.  —  Why it matters: The Supreme Court ruled …
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New York Times:
Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to D.A., Judge Rules
Discussion: TheGrio and POLITICUSUSA
Christopher J. Sprigman / New Republic:
A Constitutional Weapon for Biden to Vanquish Trump's Army of Judges
Discussion: Raw Story
Victoria McGrane Globe / The Boston Globe:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Kennedy in race against Ed Markey  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is endorsing Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III in his primary challenge to incumbent Senator Edward J. Markey, a boost for the challenger in what polls suggest is a neck-and-neck race.
Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
“Hannity Has Said to Me More Than Once, 'He's Crazy'”: Fox News Staffers Feel Trapped in the Trump Cult  —  Inside the network staffers are cringing, and even Trump's “shadow chief of staff” has his doubts.  “If you were hearing what I'm hearing, you'd be vaping too,” Sean Hannity told a colleague during Trump's early days.
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Allegedly Poisoned by Toxin in His Tea  —  The Russian anti-corruption activist was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday morning, according to his press secretary.  —  MOSCOW—Vladimir Putin's nemesis, corruption fighter Aleksey Navalny …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and New York Post
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Courier-Journal:
US Senate report says Russian investor in Braidy Industries' mill is a proxy for the Kremlin  —  A Russian company that has invested in Braidy Industries' planned aluminum rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky was identified as a proxy of the Kremlin in a new report the Senate Intelligence Committee released this week.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Laura Olson / Morning Call:
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump narrowly among Pennsylvania voters in new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll  —  As Democrat Joe Biden formally accepts his party's presidential nomination, a new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll shows him with a narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump …
Nana-Séntuo Bonsu / WTKR-TV:
Portsmouth community leaders asking for Police Chief Angela Greene to resign immediately after felony charges against Sen. Louise Lucas, 13 others  —  PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Community members in Portsmouth have some questions.  “Why is it that they are attacking our leaders?”
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Ganesh Setty / CNN:   Virginia state senator turns herself in to face charges in connection with the dismantling of a Confederate monument
Lee Moran / Yahoo News:
Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Trump Pardon, Tells How He Can Really Honor Her  —  Susan B. Anthony has on her behalf declined President  —  Donald Trump's pardon of the late women's suffrage leader.  —  The  —  National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, New York …
CNN:
Trump in overdrive to produce a blockbuster RNC that outshines Dems  —  Washington (CNN)Pre-recorded speeches and a few paper streamers?  Not on his watch.  —  President Donald Trump, a television producer at heart, is hoping for a convention next week that looks vastly different …
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
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Trita Parsi / New Republic:
The Israel-U.A.E. Deal Puts the “Forever” in “Forever War”
Discussion: Bloomberg and Sputnik News
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
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Sara Rimer / Boston University:
Jack Dorsey, Twitter and Square Cofounder, Donates $10 Million to BU Center for Antiracist Research
Discussion: Twitchy
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
The Post Office Conspiracy Is First Class Stupidity
Fox News:
Trump administration to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran: What does it mean?
Discussion: The Hill and Sputnik News
Olivia B. Waxman / TIME:
The Story Behind TIME's ‘The New American Revolution’ Cover
Discussion: The Root
 Earlier Items: 
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund:
LDF and Public Citizen File Lawsuit on Behalf of the NAACP Against the USPS to Suspend Implementation of Postal Service Changes Ahead of the November Election
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
What will NeverTrumpers do if Biden and Harris win?
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Why Trump's GOP isn't going anywhere
American Family Association:
Lockdowns Don't Work. Period.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Democratic convention live updates: Biden poised to accept nomination; Trump to stage event beforehand
Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
Unemployment Benefit Claims Declining, Still at Historical Highs
Discussion: CNBC, National Review and The Week
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Pompeo's housing request set off legal alarm bells, memo shows
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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